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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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